Andersonville National Historic Site

Andersonville National Historic Site

Address:496 Cemetery Rd Andersonville, GA 31711Phone:229-924-0343Fax:229-928-9640Web:www.nps.gov/ande/Size: 515 acres. Established: Authorized on October 16, 1970. Location:10 miles north of Americus, Georgia, on GA 49.Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail, primitive campsite (available at no charge to educational and scout groups).Activities:Guided tour, audio driving tour.Special Features:Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of
the largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the
Civil War. During the 14 months of its existence (1864-1865), more than
45,000 Union soldiers were confined here, of which nearly 13,000 died
from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure
to the elements. Today, Andersonville is the only park in the National
Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war
throughout the nation's history. The park also features the National
Prisoners of War Museum and Andersonville National Cemetery.

8 million National Prisoner of War Museum, a prison-like structure of slate, granite, and steel with three imposing towers, opened April 9 at the Andersonville National Historic Site near the location of the original Civil War stockade.

Following legislation that had turned the Andersonville National Historic Site over to the agency in 1970, the Park Service was working to fulfill the mission laid down for the site to serve as a memorial to all the nation's POWs.

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